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Burger King – Crushing the Environment
You may remember a post I wrote a while back about McDonalds. I was flabbergasted by their use of the #7 styrofoam container here in Turkey. Well, it seems Burger King is no better. Today I was in...
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Money – a little RESPECT, just a little bit, uh-huh, just a little bit
Money. The root of all evil. It separates the haves from the have nots. It’s never been either of those things to me. I was born and raised without money. My parents had nothing. And with that...
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Turkey is Grieving
Last week, I was checking out a friend on facebook and noticed her profile pic (a small icon) was all black. When I clicked on it, I found a black picture, with a white flower and a red ladybug....
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What They Don’t Tell You About the Turkish Residency Permit . . .
Last week my wallet was stolen. It contained my passport, my Turkish residency permit, my PA driver’s license, credit cards, ATM cards, and more. I don’t want to get into all the details, but let me...
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Turkey, Iraq, PKK and the Death of Innocents
29 December 2011 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL The following is the full article as posted in today’s paper: Questions abound over airstrike that killed 36 in Southeast The deaths of 36 people, who may...
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Waking up in Ankara – why do so many expats move to Turkey?
Ten years ago it seemed rare for many expats to move to Turkey, especially Ankara! But a new trend has seen more and more foreign nationals flocking to Turkey in recent years and shows no signs of...
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Tax Day Has Come and Gone . . .
. . . and still I am not done! April 15th is Tax Day in the U.S. The day of reckoning. This year that fell on the weekend, so it should have been pushed to Monday. But thanks to some … Continue...
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Adapt or Die: Guest Blogger takes a look at Turkey’s new law on downloading...
So let me get this straight. Turkey is going to allow corporations from other parts of the world to go into your computer and snoop around to see if you have downloaded any music or movies. Meanwhile...
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Money Management
I am not a worrier by nature. Shit happens. Move on. Deal with it. I am also not the best when it comes to managing money. Sometimes I save. Sometimes I spend. I know where my weakness is – a …...
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The Best of 2012 Ankara Style
2012. What a year. Here’s a look back at some of my better blog posts, one from each month. I left out the recipes and restaurant reviews – although there were some goodies there! January, Keeping...
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Turkey Rising: What I did during the protests
So as I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to help spread the word about the protests. But I feared doing it on the blog. There was a lot of rumors going around, so at times I was afraid … Continue...
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Cleaning Lady and Saving for College
I had a chat with an old high school friend yesterday on Facebook. I don’t know how we got on the topic of cleaning ladies, but we did. Yes, politically incorrect, but in Turkey, there is really no...
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Democracy NOW!
GET OUT AND VOTE! Today is election day in Turkey. The Prime Minister is not up for re-election, but his party is. The three largest cities are Istanbul (over 14 million), Ankara (about 5 million)...
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Today’s Photo
Here’s something you don’t see too often in Turkey – a DIY tile project! Labor is relatively cheap here, so most simply hire someone. I say “relatively” because prices of everything seem to be on the...
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The Best of 2012 Ankara Style
2012. What a year. Here’s a look back at some of my better blog posts, one from each month. I left out the recipes and restaurant reviews – although there were some goodies there! January, Keeping...
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Remembering September 11th and a Prayer for World Peace
Today is a day to remember those we lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. According to CNN: The Victims: At the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, 2,753 people were killed when...
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Out of the Pan and Into the Fire
When I woke up at 4:53 this morning, it had been 10 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes since I had stepped on US soil. I had left Turkey approximately 13.5 hours before that. I left the country for many...
View ArticleDoing the Math & My Love of All Things Paşabahçe
When I first moved to Turkey in 2010, I quickly realized that I was constantly converting figures whether it be measurements, temperatures or money. Some equations were easy. Temperatures, of course,...
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